Genesis 32:25

Translations

Modern

When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

Traditional

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Literal

And he saw that he did not prevail against him, and he touched the socket of his hip, and the socket of the hip of Jacob was out of joint as he wrestled with him.

Latin

Qui cum videret quod eum superare non posset, tetigit nervum femoris ejus, et statim emarcuit.

Original

Hebrew

English

When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

Notes

Genesis 32:25

he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it: Jacob, who had struggled and deceived others, could no longer fight. When the man wrestled with him as an equal, Jacob could hold his ground. But now he met someone far stronger than himself.

Genesis 32:22–32

Jacob went back to the land God promised him. Before this, God met, injured, and blessed him. God also changed his name to Israel. This event was a significant turning point for Jacob.

Theme notes and profiles

Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

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2 Corinthians 12:7–9
…or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Hosea 12:3–4
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
Isaiah 41:14
Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 45:11
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
Matthew 26:41
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Genesis 32:32
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
Matthew 15:22–28
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
Numbers 14:13–14
But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
Genesis 19:22
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
Psalm 30:6–7
In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
Luke 11:5–8
Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Matthew 26:44
So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Prayer Prayer of Joseph Presence of God

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Jacob Christ is God: Acknowledged by the Old Testament Saints Communion with God: Jacob Holy Boldness: Jacob Israel: A Name Given to Jacob Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Perseverance: Jacob, in Prayer Prayer: Answered: Jacob, for Deliverance from Esau Prayer: Importunity In Prayer: Importunity in Jacob Prayer: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jacob Wrestling: Figurative

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